JITTER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does jitter mean? 

• JITTER (noun)
  The noun JITTER has 2 senses:

1. small rapid variations in a waveform resulting from fluctuations in the voltage supply or mechanical vibrations or other sources

2. a small irregular movement

  Familiarity information: JITTER used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• JITTER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Small rapid variations in a waveform resulting from fluctuations in the voltage supply or mechanical vibrations or other sources

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Hypernyms ("jitter" is a kind of...):

disturbance; interference; noise (electrical or acoustic activity that can disturb communication)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A small irregular movement

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Hypernyms ("jitter" is a kind of...):

motion; movement (a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something)

Derivation:

jittery (characterized by jerky movements)

 Context examples 

An uneasy psychological state; the anxious feeling you have when you have the jitters.

(Nervousness, NCI Thesaurus)